What was found
DURING DAILY INSPECTION PER BELL ASB 407-99-26, FOUND CRACK IN SKIN AT LEFT FORWARD HORIZONTAL STABILIZER UPPER MOUNT. CRACK STARTS FROM UNDER RIVETED MOUNT AND EXTENDED TO FIRST RIVET.
- Difficulty date
- May 11, 1999
- Submitted
- March 26, 2000
- Operation
- Air carrier
- Aircraft
- N497AL
- Make and model
- Bell 407
- Aircraft serial
- 53172
- System (JASC)
- 5302 · Rotorcraft Tail Boom
- Part
- Skin
- Part number
- 407030801101
- Condition
- Cracked
- Location
- Tailboom
- Part time
- 1,866 hours
- Stage of operation
- IN
- Nature of condition
- O
- Precautionary procedure
- J
As reported to the FAA. Reports are unverified, and codes are left as the FAA publishes them.